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Table 2.

Effect of NaCl on the total phenolic content (TPC) and radical scavenging capacity of callus culture of Salvadora persica

TPC and antioxidant activity	NaCl concentrations (mM)*#
TPC and antioxidant activity	Control	50	100	200
TPC (mg GAE g⁻¹)	10 ± 0.45^b	11 ± 0.70^a	11 ± 0.34^a	12 ± 0.86^a
DPPH scavenging activity (%)	46 ± 2.3^d	58 ± 3.0^c	65 ± 3.4^b	82 ± 4.1^a
SOD quenching (%)	6 ± 0.37^c	9 ± 0.45^b	10 ± 0.40^b	12 ± 0.92^a
FRAP activity (mM Fe²⁺ g⁻¹)	8 ± 0.66^d	11 ± 0.40^c	13 ± 0.55^b	17 ± 1.03^a

* Values represented mean ± SD calculated from at least three replicates of each treatment

^#Mean with common letter is not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05, according to least significant difference (LSD) test